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Pulling Together Adaptation
Subject: Other Support Resources
Book Language: English
Audience: This OER is intended for use by faculty, staff, and administration in post-secondaries in Manitoba.
Book Cover: https://pressbooks.openedmb.ca/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/Pulling-Together_FrontCover_RGB-1.png
Created date: March 4, 2021
Updated date: April 1, 2022
Target Release Date: 2021-09-15
License:
- Attribution
- Non-Commercial
Description:
The Manitoba Foundations Group is leading the project in collaboration with Assiniboine Community College, Brandon University, and Campus Manitoba. This foundations guide will provide a starting point for those who want to learn more about Indigenous Peoples in the Prairie region of Canada and those who wish to begin their journey of understanding Canada’s colonial legacy. This adaptation is the work of many communities in western Manitoba ‘pulling together’ to localize the knowledge shared throughout the resource.
While there are no preconceived outcomes or expectations, we do hope that readers will come away after reading this foundations guide with more awareness of past and present realities for Indigenous Peoples in Canada, as well as a sense of comfort and understanding of what they, as individuals within post-secondary institutions, can do to participate in reconciliation. Another goal is that the readers take their learning off the page, as deeper understanding is experienced when readers thoughtfully engage in the activities that go beyond the resource itself. Lastly, our biggest goal is the success of the project process itself.
Below is a draft timeline for the project:
Relationship-building: Nov 2020
Adapting: Feb-Apr 2021
Researching and Consulting: Apr 2021
Content Creation: May 2021
Editing and Proofreading: May-June 2021
Developing and Fine-Tuning: July-August 2021
Publishing Adaptation: September 15, 2021
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Short Description:
Hello/ Boozhoo (Ojibwe)/ Tansi (Cree)/ Aaniin (Oji-Cree)/ Wotziye (Dene)/ Ho/Han (Dakota)/ Tanshi (Michif)/ Asujutilli (Inuktituq)!
We are a collaboration of people interested in creating an adapted version of the Pulling Together: Foundations Manual. This manual will provide a starting point for those who want to learn more about Indigenous Peoples in the Manitoba region of Canada and those who wish to begin their journey of understanding Canada’s colonial legacy. What you’ll read throughout this adaptation is the work of many communities pulling together.
Outline
Section 1: Introduction to Indigenous Peoples
This chapter will provide a brief introduction to Indigenous Peoples and will have the following sections:
Introduction
Aboriginal or Indigenous?
First Nations
Métis
Inuit
Urban Indigenous Peoples
Demographics
Acknowledging Traditional Territories
Conclusion
Section 2: Colonization
This section will provide a brief examination of colonization in Canada and how it continues to impact Indigenous Peoples in Canada. It will include the following sections:
Introduction
Colonization
The Tools of Colonization
Types of Treaties
Laws and Acts of Parliament
The Indian Act
The Reserve System
Residential Schools
Truth and Reconciliation
Conclusion
Section 3: Decolonization
This section will address some of the challenges that exist because of centuries of institutionalized racism. It will include the following sections:
Introduction
Myths, Stereotypes, and Racism
Taking Back Control
Decolonization
Reconciliation
Conclusion